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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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I won't be restating what have already been said. I think both =hefeigal and ~OrangeUtan are stating most of the important things with the model, her pose and the composition, but I'll just add a small comment about the composition. When taking shots like this, try take one with the model to the right and one with the model to the left. It'll often lead to two completely different shots. The background can have a big impact on how the photo looks, and creating several shots with the same model/pose/background but different composition is sometimes a good way to think out of the box.
Now, for the technical parts.
You've done a good job with the editing. It's getting closer to spring (at least here in Denmark) and an editing like this really compliments that! I have to say that the white areas in the background are a bit annoying. They seems a little overexposed, which isn't good.
I don't really know about the background either. It's a good background and it really fits good with the theme and the model, but I find it far too grainy for my liking. This might just be a personal thing, but the graininess is a bit annoying.
Lastly, the models expression is a bit ambiguous, for me at least. I think her eyes looks a bit sad, while the rest of her expression (and pose) tells a story of a happy person. Her expression could have been better, but she's still doing a great job!
All in all, this is a good shot, which reminds me of spring! You're definably capable of taking good shots and the editing is perfect for the theme! There are some minor details, as already pointed out, but these are most likely just because of my liking and not as much your fault
Hi. =hefeigal already said the most important things (especially regarding her pose and mimic).
Some technical things I notice: She faces a little bit to the right - meaning the right side is more "open" and most of the time it is of advantage to also leave more space in the direction a person is facing. In this case the right side. And people also look from left to right (at least in our culture where we read from left to right) - so most of the time when you don't know - positioning her slightly on the left side (you know 1/3 rule and so on) is better. In this case this would even work nicely with the background where the stone and stairs on the right side act as a "counterbalance" to the person which would then be on the left (confused?
The background is really nice - not too sharp and not too blurry.
A little bit problematic is the white area in the top right. Try to avoid these overexposures as the bright space distracts from the portrait.
The thing with the color editing ... its just a preference so don't worry too much about this. I would reduce the saturation even more - but thats just my taste.
All in all well done! If you have questions - feel free to send a note (also if you have other pictures you have certain questions)
cheers
Perhaps this is just me, but her pose seems a bit bland. This is a good shot, but what if you took another with her sitting on the steps, or possibly turned away from the camera looking back at us? I think it would really add some spice to the shot.
Or I'm just insane.
My mental state aside, I really like how this was taken. The focus is very good, and the lighting is very good as well. Keep up the good work, you've got great promise! With more practice, you'll be as good as a pro!
Ugh, i would be so angry.